[ Ah, of course. Akechi had figured Guren would most certainly have told Akira about this much, at least, so he doesn't show any particular signs of surprise, though he does stiffen a little. He may have foreseen it, but it still doesn't mean he likes to dwell on the memory. ]
Right. [ He starts, still trying to buy himself time, an out, anything to avoid this. What can he divulge about this without revealing too much...? ] They were only shadows at first, intangible, just lurking about. But at one point, we came across an archway, and once we decided to proceed, they... began to take shape.
[ Another pause, and he heaves a sigh. This is quickly slipping onto territory he's not comfortable with. ]
Guren-san had experience with demons, so he swiftly dealt with the first one to attack. Of course, I had barely just met him at the time, but judging by the one facing Mochizuki-kun and by my own experience, I believe these demons made a deliberate choice in the shapes they took.
[ It wasn't just "people they knew," like mere acquaintances of something of the sort; instead, those were the shapes of people who were important to them. ]
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Right. [ He starts, still trying to buy himself time, an out, anything to avoid this. What can he divulge about this without revealing too much...? ] They were only shadows at first, intangible, just lurking about. But at one point, we came across an archway, and once we decided to proceed, they... began to take shape.
[ Another pause, and he heaves a sigh. This is quickly slipping onto territory he's not comfortable with. ]
Guren-san had experience with demons, so he swiftly dealt with the first one to attack. Of course, I had barely just met him at the time, but judging by the one facing Mochizuki-kun and by my own experience, I believe these demons made a deliberate choice in the shapes they took.
[ It wasn't just "people they knew," like mere acquaintances of something of the sort; instead, those were the shapes of people who were important to them. ]